Education

5:57 pm

Thu October 11, 2012

Buffalo superintendent not surprised at findings of critical report

In a scathing report issued by the Buffalo Public School District's 'distinguished educator,' Judy Elliott claims the district's central office is "out-of-touch" with principals at struggling schools.

Elliott says district administrators rarely visit city schools and often ignore calls from schools for assistance. Her report claims the central office did not schedule meetings with principals during the 2011-2012 school year and that principals have little say in the teachers hired at their respective schools.

Elliott says the district's central planners offer little support to the principals at Buffalo's "priority schools," the 28 city schools that rank among the lowest performers in the state. The report offers 39 steps the district should take to make changes.